Recharged and ready for the day, we enjoyed a warm and filling breakfast of Migas, then dinghyied over to “Morning Glory” and “Sea Yawl Later” who were rafted up together. The “SYL” crew ready to race It was the Regatta’s “In-Harbor Race” Day and Matt was crewing aboard “SYL” with […]
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A Drag of a Night
Friday was an R ‘n’ R day aboard Kaleo. Not only were we wiped out from the action of the Coconut Harvest, but we had a eventful and restless Thursday night. The calm waters before the evening winds picked up At about midnight, our anchor drag alarm sounded and Matt […]
Read MoreThe Coconut Challenge
It was an action-packed morning as Kaleo teamed up with Steve on “Anchor Management” and Erin on “SYL” to enter the “Texas Navy” in this year’s Cruising Regatta’s Coconut Challenge! Team “Texas Navy” We listened to the weather report on the morning net as we gathered all the supplies for […]
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Domestic Wednesday
Even living in earthly paradise requires household chores and Wednesday was a perfect domestic day as the harbor was glass-like without a ripple of wind on its surface. It’s these type of days that make for the driest and fastest dinghy rides into town, so we took full advantage of […]
Read MoreRegatta Kick-Off
Tuesday dawned bright and sunny and the day began with morning yoga overlooking the Exuma Sound at Kavalli House. Thanks again to our lovely personal yogi, Erin, for taking us through another centering and challenging session in such a spectacular setting. Striking a pose at Kevalli House Unstriking pose at […]
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Regatta Registration Day
Imagine a warm, tropical beach with a dense row of dinghies clung to its shoreline like ants on their hill. Now, picture twice that amount of cruisers scurrying atop the sand visiting rows of decorated tables while the sounds of Bob Marley and Jimmy Buffet float over the surf. At […]
Read MoreGeorge Town, Bahamas
Our last day in Farmers Cay was spent dinghy exploring and lobster hunting. The hunting party was unsuccessful in finding lobster but we did find a huge starfish and lots of sand dollars. Matt just up from checking a coral head for dinner An early Wednesday morning had us heading […]
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Sunday dawned with brisk winds, and without CP (no weather reports from him on Sundays), the morning was spent waking up late (8:00) and enjoying a leisurely breakfast. Around lunch, the guys dinghyied down to Cave Rock Cay to get diesel ($5/gal) and gasoline ($5.50/gal), filling everyone’s jerry jugs. After […]
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Morning came on Friday as scheduled and we pulled up our anchor from Castle Beach and pointed the bow toward Little Farmers Cay. Sailing south from Black Point to Little Farmers Cay Our main pulling us through the clear blue water Moments out of the anchorage we had the sails […]
Read MoreRegatta Point Party
We stretched into the day with morning yoga again at Regatta Point. Amy coached us through a challenging and balancing flow of vinyasas, even adding in an inversion head stand that got our blood going for the day. Christie and Amy enjoying the view The yoga crewed walked down the […]
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